U.S.-backed Syrian force attacks Islamic State enclave
While the Baghouz enclave represents the last shred of populated land held by the jihadists, the group is still widely seen as a big security threat
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
After almost eight years of fighting many Syrians scattered within and outside the country are now considering whether to go home
More civilians leave Islamic State's Syria enclave, delaying final assault
More than 62,000 people displaced by fighting around the IS enclave have flooded al-Hol camp, with 5,200 arriving between March 5-7 and thousands more expected
Women's Day unites activists, Turkish police break up crowd with tear gas
In Berlin, city authorities declared Women's Day a formal holiday and thousands joined a colourful demonstration under sunny skies at the German capital's Alexanderplatz
Islamic State extremism on show at 'miserable' Syria camp
Camp officials say they do not have enough tents, food, or medicine, while aid workers warn of spreading diseases
Women's Day unites activists, protesters and a feminist 'bump'
In Paris, demonstrators from Amnesty International waved placards outside the Saudi Arabian embassy that read "Honk for women's rights"
New battle looms for Islamic State's last Syria enclave
Many thousands of people, many of them the families of Islamic State fighters, have poured out of Baghouz over the last several weeks
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
"A woman was shifted from one man to another unless it was to one who had a bit of mercy...if she was in good condition, she would carry on. If not, she would get married to avoid being abused."
INTERVIEW-U.N. investigators hot on trail of Syrian war criminals
Police last month detained two Syrians in Germany and one in France on suspicion of torturing opposition activists and other crimes against humanity